This award is presented to the Amateur making the most contacts from the Cabot Tower station during the year. It covers any of the regular operations (VO1IMD, Dec 12th, Summer Operations) as well as any personal time put in at the station. Total contacts are determined from log sheet review by Paul VO1HE.

Clarence Mitchell Award

This award is presented to the Amateur with under 5 years experience who displays a proficiency for CW, uses CW on a regular basis and works towards the benefits of CW in Amateur Radio. It is determined by nomination with logbook verification of CW usage.

Elmer of the Year

This awards is given to the club member who benefits a new Amateur in the advancement and enjoyment of the hobby. Candidates are nominated by those helped by them or those who witness this benefit. Final determination is done upon review by the SONRA executive based upon written nomination letters.

Rookie of the Year

This award is given to the member with under 2 years operation experience who exemplifies good operating procedures and knowledge and provides assistance with Club projects. The recipient is chosen by the Executive.

Ham of the Year

This is the award presented to the member who has made the most contribution to the Club and Amateur Radio in general, during the previous year. This award is chosen by the Executive.

Harold Dickinson Award

This special award is presented commemorating the late Harold (Hal) Dickinson VO1MG. This award goes to an amateur that has shown acts of humanity and significance to amateur radio.

Life Member

This is bestowed upon a member who has made significant contributions to the Club and Amateur Radio in general while maintaining an active membership in the Club for a period of at least 10 years. A qualified member can be nominated by any member at large but the final nomination will be made by the Executive and presented in the April meeting as a motion to be voted on by the members present at the meeting. There may not be a final nominee each year.

Honourary Member

This is given to the non-Amateur who makes a significant contribution to the Club over a period of time to be determined by the Executive.

Smallwood Trophy

This award is presented to the group or individual in any category that attains the most points of all VO stations during the ARRL Field Day. It is open to any VO station officially listed in the ARRL Field Day results. The trophy will be awarded to the group with the highest score for Field Day as published by the ARRL in QST magazine or on their website

Worked All VO Award (WAVO)

The WAVO (Worked All VO) award is available to any radio amateur not resident in Newfoundland and Labrador who has worked at least 20 VO stations, of which 1 must be a VO2. The award is also available to all VO1-VO2 stations who have worked at least 60 different VO stations, of which 2 must be from Labrador using the VO2 prefix. QSL cards not required but a copy of the log book entries must be sent to the award manager along with funds to cover return postage.Applicants for the WAVO Award can apply to:
SONRA – WAVO Award
Box 23099
St. John’s, NL A1B 4J9
Canada

Bob Lewis RETIRED AWARD

The Bob Lewis Award was presented in recognition of outstanding contributions to the development and furtherance of amateur radio in Newfoundland and Labrador. The award has been retired as of 2001